Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice
The Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice is a 12-story office building in East Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States. Completed in 1967, it was designed in the late modernist style by architect Kevin Roche and engineering partner John Dinkeloo of Roche-Dinkeloo.- Type: Commercial building
- Description: office building in Manhattan, New York
- Also known as: “Ford Foundation Building”
- Address: 320 East 43rd Street, New York, NY 10017
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include United Nations Headquarters and Empire State Building.
United Nations Headquarters
Photo: Superbass, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The headquarters of the United Nations is on 17 to 18 acres of grounds in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It borders First Avenue to the west, 42nd Street to the south, 48th Street to the north, and the East River to the east. United Nations Headquarters is situated 1,000 feet east of Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice.
Empire State Building
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Empire State Building is a 102-story, supertall skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States. The building was designed in the Art Deco style by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and constructed between 1930 and 1931. Empire State Building is situated 4,000 feet west of Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice.
Grand Central Terminal
Railway station
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Grand Central Terminal is a commuter rail terminal at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Grand Central is the southern terminus of the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem, Hudson and New Haven Lines, serving the northern parts of the New York metropolitan area. Grand Central Terminal is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tudor City and Murray Hill.
Tudor City
Neighborhood
Photo: Niklem, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tudor City is an apartment complex on the East Side of Manhattan in New York City, bordering the Turtle Bay and Murray Hill neighborhoods. It lies on a low cliff east of Second Avenue, between 40th and 43rd Streets, and overlooks First Avenue to the east.
Murray Hill
Neighborhood
Diamond District
Neighborhood
Photo: ChrisRuvolo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A diamond district is an area where the cutting, polishing, and trade of diamonds and other gems takes place. There are a number of these districts around the world, including: It may also refer to Diamond District, an American hip-hop group formed by Oddisee, Uptown XO & Yu.
Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice
- Categories: tower block, office building, headquarters, building, and office
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.74985° or 40° 44′ 60″ northLongitude
-73.97118° or 73° 58′ 16″ westLevels
12Height
156 feet (47 metres)Open location code
87G8P2XH+WGOpenStreetMap ID
way 265517922OpenStreetMap feature
building=commercialWikidata ID
Q5467785
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice” goes by many names.
- French: “Ford Foundation Building”
- French: “Immeuble de la fondation Ford”
- Greek: “Ford Foundation Building”
- Greek: “Κτίριο Ιδρύματος Φορντ”
- Hebrew: “בית קרן פורד”
- Japanese: “フォード財団ビル”
- Persian: “مرکز عدالت اجتماعی بنیاد فورد”
- Spanish: “Ford Foundation Building”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mary O’Connor Playground and Permanent Mission of Côte d’Ivoire to the United Nations.
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